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Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong

2 pointsby bcaulfieldover 2 years ago

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082349872349872over 2 years ago
My parents were distraught to learn that I was probably developmentally disabled, for my teacher had noticed that I didn&#x27;t distinguish between words presented in the &quot;correct&quot; orientation or in other orientations.<p>They were relieved to discover the actual situation wasn&#x27;t so bad: it wasn&#x27;t so much that I was potentially dyslexic as that I liked reading so much I was willing to forgive amazing (to the school staff) variation in presentation.<p>And, over the years, ability to read upside-down has occasionally proved commercially useful.